Iziphathamandla zikahulumende lenhlanganiso ezehlukeneyo zihlangene ngoLwesithathu koBulawayo zihlaziya udaba lokuguquka komumo womkhathi ngenjongo yokuzwisisa ngesimo se-El Niño, lokudinga amaqhinga okwenqabela ukungcoliswa kwamanzi, lendawo ezinengi kulandelwa iziqondiso ezavunyelwana eParis kwele France ngaloludaba.
UNkosikazi Veronica Nonhlanhla Gundu Jakarasi umqondisi wenhlanganiso eye Institute of Sustainability Development Finance uthi kufanele kubunjwe amaqhinga okuphumelela lanxa umhlaba uphakathi kokuguquka komkhathi.
“Thina njengeZimbabwe labazali bethu bahlala emakhaya abaphila ngikulima ngezulu kumele sincedakale sibe lama coping strategies nxa sikhangelane le climate change. Indaba leyi besiyikhangele ukuba singenza njani sihlangene lamanye amazwe ukuba ukutshintsha kimkhathi kungasihlaseli kube kubi kithi”
USikhwicamfundo Tabani Ndlovu okuhlanganiso eye Higher Colleges of Technology Abu Dhabi, eseUnited Arab Emirates uthi wonke umuntu ulendima ayidlalayo ekuguqukeni komkhathi.
"Njengozulu omnyama si phakathi kwendlala, ebangelwe yizinto ezinengi. Kubuye uzamcolo, kwabuya ukutshisa konke lokhu kubangelwa ngumkhathi otshintshayo. Omunye lomunye kumele azibuze ukuthi ezihlahleni ngenzani, nxa kulinywa ngilima njani, ngingabe ngilima ngilimaza umhlaba okwenza ukuthi ugugudeke.”
UMnumzana Adrian Rendani Moyo laye obesemhlanganweni lo uthi kunengi okwenzakale emhlabeni ngenxa yokuguquka komkhathi.
“Udaba lwe climate change selusiphathele ama effects amanengi esingawathandiyo, ahlukumeza umphakathi okufana lendlala. So abantu ngaze balime abavuni lutho, koBulawayo silohlupho lwamanzi. Konke lokhu nxa sikulandela kusuka kudaba lwe climate change.”
UMnu. Nicholas de Swardt umgcinisihlalo wenhlanganiso eye Zimbabwe Carbon Association uthi kuyethusa kakhulu ukuguquka komkhathi.
"Ukuphuma kwemoya engafanela, engavela ekutshiseni iganga loba kuzimota kuletha uhlupho kodwa ke nxa lokhu kungeqatshelwa kuba yinzuzo kithi. Indlela zokwehlisa imoya emibi ephazamisa umkhathi ingagoqela ukuma ukugamula izihlala lokutshisa iganga. Ungenza lokhu sungahamba emkambo ekhangelane lomumo womkhathi, utsho njalo kubonakale ngeqiniso ukuba wehlise kangakani imoya emibi ngokunjalo wanelise ukuthola inzuzo kulokhu."
Ingcwethi ezicubungula ezomkhathi zithi amazwe asathuthukayo alokhe esebenzisa indlela zakudala ezokupheka amandla kagetsi ayakhuthazwa ukuthi lawo aqale ukusebenzisa indlela ezintsha ezingela ngozi enkulu emkhathini.
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